Beishizi

Beishizi is a hamlet in Zhongyang Village, Jhushan, Taiwan. Beishizi is situated nearby to the hamlet Qiangziliao, as well as near the village Houbuzi.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zinan Temple and Lung-ch’üan Station.

Zinan Temple

Place of worship

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The Zhushan Zinan Temple is a Chinese Temple dedicated to Fude Zhengshen and located in Sheliao Village, Zhushan Township, Nantou County, Taiwan.

Lung-ch’üan Station

Railway station

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Longquan is a railway station on Taiwan Railway Jiji line located in Jiji Township, Nantou County, Taiwan.

Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park

Museum

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The Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park is a park in Zhushan Township, Nantou County, Taiwan established to commemorate the 21 September 1999 earthquake. It is the subordinate park to the National Museum of Natural Science. Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park is situated 3½ km southwest of Beishizi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mingjian and Jiji.

Mingjian

Town

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Mingjian Township is a rural township in western Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the second smallest township in the county, after Jiji Township. Mingjian is situated 4½ km northwest of Beishizi.

Jiji is a quaint railway town beside the foothills of Taiwan's central mountain range. Besides being on a well-town tourist railway line, Jiji is known as the epicenter of "921", Taiwan's deadly earthquake of the century that shook the whole island in 1999.